Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

youthful offender

1. A person in late adolescence or early adulthood who has been convicted of a crime. ( A youthful offender is often eligible for special programs not available to older offenders, including community supervision, the successful completion of which may lead to erasing the conviction from the offender's record. 2. JUVENILE DELINQUENT. - Also termed young offender; youth offender. Cf. status offender.